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1964 Baltimore Orioles season
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Major League Baseball season
March 2026
November 2013
Baltimore Orioles 1964 American League Memorial Stadium Baltimore, Maryland 97–65 (.599) 3rd Jerold Hoffberger, Joseph Iglehart Lee MacPhail Hank Bauer WJZ-TV WBAL (AM)(Chuck Thompson, Frank Messer)
The 1964 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing third in the American League with a record of 97 wins, 65 losses and one tie,2017-12-01 Here are the stories behind seven of the wildest tie games in Major League history https://www.mlb.com/cut4/the-weirdest-tie-games-in-mlb-history-c262718784 2023-07-30 MLB.com en two games behind the AL champion New York Yankees. Baltimore spent 92 days in first place during the season before relinquishing that position on September 18.
Offseason
November 27, 1963: Jim Gentile and $25,000 were traded by the Orioles to the Kansas City Athletics for Norm Siebern.Norm Siebern page at Baseball Reference
December 2, 1963: Lou Jackson was drafted by the Orioles from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1963 rule 5 draft.Lou Jackson page at Baseball-Reference
March 31, 1964: Buster Narum was traded by the Orioles to the Washington Senators for a player to be named later. The Senators completed the deal by sending Lou Piniella to the Orioles on August 4.Lou Piniella page at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Baltimore Orioles
Record vs. opponents
BAL
Notable transactions
Roster
1964 Baltimore Orioles Roster Pitchers
13 Steve Barber
18 Frank Bertaina
27 Wally Bunker
23 Chuck Estrada
30 Harvey Haddix
29 Dick Hall
35 Sam Jones
40 Mike McCormick
19 Dave McNally
37 Stu Miller
32 Milt Pappas
38 Robin Roberts
17 Ken Rowe
24 Herm Starrette
18 Wes Stock
20 Dave Vineyard Catchers
10 Dick Brown
44 Charley Lau
12 John Orsino
Infielders
7 Jerry Adair
11 Luis Aparicio
2 Bob Johnson
5 Brooks Robinson
1 Bob Saverine
4 Norm Siebern Outfielders
33 Paul Blair
16 Sam Bowens
25 Jackie Brandt
20 Gino Cimoli
6 Joe Gaines
6 Lenny Green
44 Lou Jackson
3 Willie Kirkland
8,26 Boog Powell
34 Earl Robinson
9 Russ Snyder
Other batters
24 Lou Piniella Manager
42 Hank Bauer
Coaches
31 Harry Brecheen
55 Billy Hunter
41 Sherm Lollar
14 Gene Woodling
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Dick Brown Dick Brown (baseball) 88 230 59 .257 8 32 1B Norm Siebern 150 478 117 .245 12 56 2B Jerry Adair 155 569 141 .248 9 47 3B Brooks Robinson 163 612 194 .317 28 118 SS Luis Aparicio 146 578 154 .266 10 37 LF Boog Powell 134 424 123 .290 39 99 CF Jackie Brandt 137 523 127 .243 13 47 RF Sam Bowens 139 501 132 .263 22 71
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI John Orsino 81 248 55 .222 8 23 Bob Johnson Bob Johnson (infielder) 93 210 52 .248 3 29 Charley Lau 62 158 41 .259 1 14 Willie Kirkland 66 150 30 .200 3 22 Earl Robinson Earl Robinson (baseball) 37 121 33 .273 3 10 Russ Snyder 56 93 27 .290 1 7 Gino Cimoli 38 58 8 .138 0 3 Bob Saverine 46 34 5 .147 0 0 Joe Gaines 16 26 4 .154 1 2 Lenny Green 14 21 4 .190 0 1 Lou Jackson 4 8 3 .375 0 0 Paul Blair Paul Blair (baseball) 8 1 0 .000 0 0 Lou Piniella 4 1 0 .000 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player G IP W L ERA SO Milt Pappas 37 251.2 16 7 2.97 157 Wally Bunker 29 214.0 19 5 2.69 96 Robin Roberts Robin Roberts (baseball) 31 204.0 13 7 2.91 109 Dave McNally 30 159.1 9 11 3.67 88 Steve Barber 36 157.0 9 13 3.84 118
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player G IP W L ERA SO Stu Miller 66 97.0 7 7 3.06 87 Harvey Haddix 49 89.2 5 5 2.31 90 Dick Hall Dick Hall (baseball) 45 87.2 9 1 1.85 52 Chuck Estrada 17 54.2 3 2 5.27 32 Dave Vineyard 19 54.0 2 5 4.17 50 Frank Bertaina 6 26.0 1 0 2.77 18 Mike McCormick Mike McCormick (pitcher) 4 17.1 0 2 5.19 13
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player G W L SV ERA SO Wes Stock 14 2 0 0 3.92 14 Sam Jones Sam Jones (baseball) 7 0 0 0 2.61 6 Ken Rowe Ken Rowe (baseball) 6 1 0 0 8.31 4 Herm Starrette 5 1 0 1 1.64 5
Awards and honors
Hank Bauer, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year
Farm system
Minor League Baseball
AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Darrell Johnson AA Elmira Pioneers Eastern League Earl Weaver A Stockton Ports California League Harry Dunlop A Fox Cities Foxes Midwest League Billy DeMars A Aberdeen Pheasants Northern League Cal Ripken Sr. Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Jim Frey
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Elmira, Fox Cities, Aberdeen
Notes
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References
Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3
1964 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
1964 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com
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